tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056621443294652468.post3652164297528457740..comments2014-02-25T14:54:02.242-06:00Comments on Backyard Birder: Summing up this year's GBBCDorothy Bordershttps://plus.google.com/109644195072877820562noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056621443294652468.post-16536493161790797172012-02-21T22:16:44.699-06:002012-02-21T22:16:44.699-06:00I do have a lot of variety, Jayne. Much of it has ...I do have a lot of variety, Jayne. Much of it has to do with the fact that I&#39;m close to the creek and the woods around the creek and there are some large pastures nearby that attract birds that are comfortable in a meadow. So I get all kinds of birds passing through and over my yard and a lot of them drop in.Birdwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056621443294652468.post-59283863428252308802012-02-21T22:14:16.082-06:002012-02-21T22:14:16.082-06:00For some reason, mockingbirds have been scarce in ...For some reason, mockingbirds have been scarce in my yard in recent months, Steph. I really don&#39;t understand it. And nearly all of my goldfinches are gone - just a few stragglers left. On the other hand, I still have my two Rufous Hummingbirds!Birdwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056621443294652468.post-71596712969902925782012-02-21T21:56:56.166-06:002012-02-21T21:56:56.166-06:00I&#39;ve had a couple of mockingbirds in my garden...I&#39;ve had a couple of mockingbirds in my garden, but overall, you have way more variety than I do.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09993407315693699146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056621443294652468.post-46701629574263728442012-02-21T20:02:30.956-06:002012-02-21T20:02:30.956-06:00Go figure! I haven&#39;t seen any Mockingbirds aro...Go figure! I haven&#39;t seen any Mockingbirds around my yard in a while. There are plenty of American Goldfinches around thanks to my feeders full of thistle.Steph@TheChickpeaChickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08747425786972900993noreply@blogger.com